Amanda Cohen

Amanda Cohen is the chef and owner of Dirt Candy restaurant[1] in New York City.[2][3] Although she specializes in vegetarian cuisine,[4] she herself is not a vegetarian (although she used to be).[5][6]

Amanda Cohen
Born
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Occupationchef
Years active1999–present
Known forIron Chef Canada
Notable work
Dirt Candy

Biography

She graduated from the Natural Gourmet Cookery School[7] and went on to work at (among other restaurants) Angelica’s Kitchen,[8] Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill,[9] and Blanche’s Organic Café.[10] In 2008, she opened Dirt Candy.[11][12]

In 2012, she published the Dirt Candy Cookbook.[13][14]

Competition

In 2010, she competed against Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America in "Battle Vegetable" and lost.[15] Since 2018, she has been featured as one of the Iron Chefs on Iron Chef Canada.[16]

TV appearances
gollark: It's so easy to write CSS for.
gollark: Me too!
gollark: on some distros, I guess.
gollark: Well, you can *mostly*.
gollark: This Grandma™ does not need to "know CLI".

References
  1. "Award-winning chef Amanda Cohen touts the taste of vegetables". July 8, 2019 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
  2. "Meet Amanda Cohen, the raddest vegetarian chef in the U.S." February 23, 2015.
  3. "Recap: NAIT Chef in Residence 2017 with Chef Amanda Cohen • LET'S OM NOM". March 17, 2017.
  4. "40 of the world's best chefs will be cooking at a single Toronto event next month | Dished". dailyhive.com.
  5. "5 fun facts about Amanda Cohen - techlifetoday".
  6. "Eat your vegetables, says innovative star chef Amanda Cohen — they're delicious | Ottawa Citizen". May 10, 2019.
  7. "Talking SCHOP! First Course NYC, thank you!". amsterdamnews.com.
  8. EDT, David Farley On 9/12/19 at 6:41 PM (September 12, 2019). "Best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in New York City". Newsweek.
  9. DiPrinzio, Harry (September 13, 2019). "Housing Update: Jersey City will add as many apartments as all of Manhattan in 2019". City Limits.
  10. Garrett, Brianne. "What Victoria Blamey's Gotham Bar & Grill Takeover Means For Female Chefs Everywhere". Forbes.
  11. Lushington, Laura (November 5, 2013). "Canadian chef Amanda Cohen making vegetables sexy with Dirt Candy in New York City". Eat North.
  12. "Interview with Dirt Candy Chef Amanda Cohen". Saveur.
  13. "Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy - Biography | StarChefs.com". www.starchefs.com.
  14. Patronite, Robin Raisfeld, Rob (September 3, 2019). "At Lekka, Dirt Candy's Amanda Cohen Tackles the Veggie Burger". Grub Street.
  15. Whitehouse, Jordan (November 21, 2018). "Iron Chef Amanda Cohen has veggie roots". TRNTO.com.
  16. "Chorney-Booth: New cookbook shares recipes from some of Calgary's best chefs | Calgary Herald". September 13, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.